First-Of-Its-Kind Alarm System Allows Glenview To Cut Dispatch Times (IL)
A new system in Glenview’s Public Safety Dispatch Center is expected to save a great deal of time responding to alarm activations.
Hamilton County 911 center targets gamers to recruit dispatchers (TN)
It’s a lifestyle that could make them prime candidates to become 911 call-takers and dispatchers, Bruce Garner, spokesperson for Hamilton County’s 911 district, said. The district has 34 open positions, Garner said.
Sheriff continues support of bill to allow first responders workers comp. for PTSD (KS)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) – The Douglas Co. Sheriff will continue his crusade for a bill to pass in the Kansas Legislature to allow first responders, including dispatchers, to be eligible for workers’ compensation for PTSD.
Lawsuit: 911 mix-up leads to shooting (KY)
An Elliott County man has filed a lawsuit against a 911 dispatcher, the Elliott County Fiscal Court and multiple law enforcement officers after he says police shot him when they responded to the wrong address.
911 dispatcher helps deliver twins over the phone (MI)
The day after Christmas a mom couldn’t get to the hospital in time to have her babies, and no ambulances were available. A dispatcher talked her through delivery.
